Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) “Kendra’s Law” (§9.60 of the Mental Hygiene Law) mandates mental health services for a small number of individuals who have difficulty engaging in rehabilitation and can pose a risk to themselves or others in …

AOT is court ordered community-based mental health treatment under civil court commitment (La R.S. 28:65-76) for adults who are diagnosed with a serious mental illness and have a history of treatment non-compliance. What is Serious Mental Illness?

AOT is court-ordered outpatient treatment for people with mental health disabilities. 1.

If services are refused, AOT-LA may petition the court to order the individual into psychiatric outpatient treatment. AOT-LA Program expands interagency collaboration among courts, County Counsel, Public Defender, Patients’ Rights, and local law enforcement.

AOT Laws allow courts to order certain individuals with brain disorders to comply with treatment while living in the community. It also—very importantly– allows the courts to commit the mental …

AOT permits California Counties to utilize courts, probation, and mental health systems to address the needs of individuals unable to participate in community mental health treatment programs without supervision. To read AB 1421 in full, please visit …

Every Assisted Outpatient Treatment application has a court hearing. The process begins by the filing of a petition with the court. Family members or guardians can initiate these petitions. However it is best to call the Director of Mental Health Community Services in …

New York State Assisted Outpatient Treatment Guidance for Physicians as “Kendra’s Law” - for court-ordered Assisted Outpatient treatment (AOT). The law is named after a young writer named Kendra Webdale who was pushed in front of an oncoming train in a New York City subway station by a young man with a history of being diagnosed with schi

2012年3月26日 · These local AOT programs accept and investigate reports of individuals who may require AOT; prepare and file petitions for AOT in local supreme or county courts; and prepare and approve proposed AOT treatment plans.

The Mental Health Code now provides two pathways to obtain court ordered AOT: The first is the traditional method of filing petitions for mental health treatment from the hospital.